Richardson Beach surfForecast / Lake Ontario / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 18 Dec 2025 EST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Richardson Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Richardson Beach sea temperature is
3.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Richardson Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Richardson Beach at 3AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (18 Dec)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (18 Dec)10ft (3.0m)7s

Table - waves today at Richardson Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
1.2
S
1.5
SSE
1.6
SSE
2
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
S
3
SW
3.5
WSW
4
SW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
1
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
S
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)764566678878910111098776455
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)77472874130182319577858904913952199530163837267395833811735432655114
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
E
20
S
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
40
S
35
SSE
35
S
35
WSW
25
W
40
SW
35
WSW
35
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
10
WNW
10
SSW
20
S
25
S
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
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Low Tide
/ height (m)
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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise----7:35-------7:37-------7:37---
Sunset------4:28-------4:29-------4:29-
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------105165-----------
Temp. °C-1-2001455579942-1-2-3-5-6-6-5-112
Feels °C (?)-5-6-6-6-6-4-3-4-4-112-3-8-11-12-13-14-14-11-10-7-7-7
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